A few Years Ago!
Across the sprawling lands of Argos, the world's most powerful empires—human, vampire, beast-human, demon, and elven—vied for dominance, not just through politics and war but through control over one of the most coveted resources: magical minerals.
Though each empire had its own mining companies and powerful industries, there was one entity that stood above them all: Dragon Mines.
"Dragon Mines," people would say in hushed tones, "it's not just a company. It's an empire within an empire."
Dragon Mines was the undisputed leader in extracting and refining magical minerals like mana cores, dragonscale crystals, and aether stones.